--- On Thu, 2/24/11, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> > Subject: [Vo]:COMPLETELY OFF TOPIC News topix photo of maiko > (geisha-in-training) > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 7:20 AM > See: > > http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/highlight/data/2011/02/24/maiko/ > > I can't decide if this looks grotesque or beautiful. > > As you see, they still have a few maiko > (geisha-in-training) in Japan. The women shown here are > training for a dance, I gather, Kyo-odori (Kyoto Dance), in > Kyoto, Higashiyama-ku, today (yesterday, actually). > > - Jed One hopes they are not too authentic. Geisha used to apply white lead to their faces. It would be interesting to learn what they are using these days. M.
